it's the road that leads to nowhere
Aurelia offers a polite smile in thanks, rising slowly to her feet. She still favors one leg, but the cool waters have been a balm to the heat of its receding infection. Gently, she takes back the jar, admiring it once more. Then she puts it carefully away into her bag, wrapped in a cloth first to keep the moisture from soaking everything else within. "I'm... alright," she answers a bit awkwardly, looking back at Juniper. In a moment of vulnerability, she admits, "I've been through a lot the last few months. I got injured in the Wilds and lost my way. Returning to Torchline has been... rocky. I guess I didn't make a very good leader after all." She offers a brief, saddened smile.She listens, glancing up at Juniper, as the woman explains why she's exploring the area. Exploration would've been as good an answer as any, especially to Aurelia, who very rarely had much reason for exploring other than wanting to.
But the explanation, the honesty, doesn't go unappreciated. "Rae, huh? Those are the twin Gods of nature, aren't they? Unfortunately I'm only familiar with Safrin, so I couldn't tell you too much about them." Juniper was probably far more familiar with the Gods and how they worked, who they were, than Aurelia. And she has a distinct feeling that Safrin wouldn't be too fond of her communing with other gods or heralds, not that she's ever felt a desire to. "Haven't you chosen a God to follow yet?" Aurelia asks with a quirk of one brow. Or was that why Juniper was here; because she hadn't and she was still seeking?
but all I wanna do is go there
Aurelia
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